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| 1894 | 1 |
1 story matching grosso
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- A Mountain of Coffins: Franklin Buries Its Miners
After a mine fire killed 37 men, the coal town of Franklin held a day of funerals—five graves at Black Diamond, three Italian miners on a hillside, and widows whose grief doctors feared would kill them.
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- Laborers Sue for Wages in Commercial Garden Dispute
Ten Italian immigrant gardeners have moved to seize a truck and produce from their employer, claiming they were never paid for their labor.
- Violence at the South Tacoma Shops
An Italian laborer is taken into custody following a brutal altercation involving a lead pipe at the Northern Pacific facility.
- The Blalock Fruit Farm Water Dispute
A local gardener is apprehended after a manager for the major fruit producer claims his irrigation water was being siphoned.
- A Judge's Declaration of War Against Corporate Corruption
Federal Judge Grosscup denounces the 'polite swindlers' of Wall Street, sparking a local debate on the influence of railroad lobbyists in Washington state.
- Tragedy at the Fairgrounds
A stunt performance ends in a fatal fall before a crowd of thousands in North Yakima.